Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-09
BnIGmr PosrnAsrERA.
The ssyIe Of nen who res once Unes
alaNelann

The Style Of Men who Ret once Unesr
Cleveland.
New Jersey letter Re the New York
Tines Your correspondent has bad
the fortune 10 pay LambertVille 8 viait.
LambeFtville is q houriahina t8wn IN
this State and Il has q poalmaater, like
good many towns that are net -four.
ishing. His name ID ForFan, or some
such name as that, and be is an Irish
man, not one of those bright, quick
IKiehmen ope sees aud reads about, buA
a stupid IFishman. khink be ia about
the worst specimen Of q posf-ofLlcs man
ager i ever heard Of, and III tell you
some Of his blunders-only few.
A letter came one day for william
Blank "William Blank" gnid our
postmaster, masinRly. aWillam Blank.
There ain't no william Blank here sx.
eept Willie Blank. old John Blanks
little boy. A little fellsF like him can't
be Rettln' letter. 0neas this muaf be
fur Bill Blank up ter Mount Airy"
And the knowing postmaster actually
changed the address and sent the Iaft1E
% Mount Airy for the william Blank
there. William Blank took u home
and found Il was not for Elm. ana event
naliy u came back 10 Iaambertville and
ANM.|E
received 10 IN duo time. Doaplae She
PsstmasteF's doubts ID was for him. It
was an Invitation to q ehildFen's seoin-
bic that had long pasaed aud been for
gotten. and over which Willie had a.
most cried bis eyes ont because be ~
eeiyed no invitation.
Nov for another; sAre there any
letters for John hmikhfs asked & per-
sonaRe Of that ilinstFious houss e ha
walked into the post -ofiIee.
-FuF John SMITH No, there nin'l
none fur Jehn smith. Here's one far
yshn Smith Esquirs-" D'you know
hfmf1
John Saith ala know .gohn Smith
EsQuire." he explained Mr.. RnaulFe'g
identity 10 Ms. RoFrRn, and the lefsnr
reached its proper destination.
I'm going 70 Orange for g wask,H
said q young lady as she paUsod at tha
window Of the Lamberiviilo poaiaflios.
!" Would you kindly forward NV mail 70
mef Just scratch out he 1ambertsilia
address and vFits Ofanas and it win
reach me-
~Yis, mum. will mum," sid The
LambeEtville postmaster.
Tbs young lady west 70 OranRa. nn6
rot letter eams for kef during her en-
tife absence. She oame back, and she
dEss morning aftsr her arrival gtopped
A tho poatofleg Cos haf mail. The posi-
master said thaa she had lots of r. 80
Wouldn't al eef IN yer bon mum. and
be haaled eut . hinge plle of Istlers.
The young lady huptsd around for q
basket, tui f0and none. Aha manaMbd
10 Get the iesters home unaasisfed ~
the tFuokman, ard found every one of
them addressed 70 Isamberfviils
scratched and rndireetsd 70 OEmnga.
1he paetmnsteK had oheyed orders, bnl
be bad pat the letters Ia the ladyia boxi
Heaven only knows hGw be eKpsetea
tne1 70 Feaeh her. l don't know how
TIE postmaster obtained his R0sIti1n. I
d0nt know who signed bic pntltion. /
d0n't know wkAs, II auy, his party SER
vices had been that be shoal8 b. fnia-
fitted into HE position; bat Do know
that 4 little cisii soIyios reforms little
civil sarvioe fsfoxm Ia toe party, ~ TIE
politicians are pF0u0 of pntfinR Il. II
nothing bettsF-Would hass gsod results
here.
Eui LambeFlsills h not ths only town
viii . dnmb p8atmasief. have lived
To one wheF0 4 loGteF cane foe Stephnn
Dashi and 6tephen Daah oame fox IL
= No 2 sid the postma4leF, rhefo Is na
lefisrs for Hiaphen Dash. Here's one
for Step baa Daah" Il mna al ths Sane
IN Dutah, and Hssghsu aes hia letter.